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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., Washington, D. C. 



LETTUCE— CRISP-HEAD 

 VARIETIES 



Iceberg. This is adapted for sowing for either 



spring or summer use, and no matter the season the 



leaves are always tender. The Iceberg Lettuce has^ 



become most popular in family gardens. 



Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; % lb - 



60 cts.; lb. $2.00. 



New York (Wonderful, or Los 



Angeles). The plants are extra large 



and produce heads of immense size with 



the leaves closely folded ; inner portion 



blanches easily, and leaves are always 



crisp and tender. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; 



oz. 25 cts.; % lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50. 



Hanson Improved. Long considered 



the standard in this type of Lettuce. Is 



uniformly sure heading; grows to a large size, and 



the heads blanch easily and are always solid ; leaves 



crisp, mild and tender. One of the best to grow for 



the summer markets. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 15 

 cts.; y A lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25. _ , _ . _ , 



Early Prize-Head. Produces a large loose head of curly 

 leaves with edges heavily shaded with brown. Very popular 

 for summer use. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; J4 lb- 35 

 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



Iceberg Lettuce. 



LETTUCE, COS, or CELERY 



(ROMAINE) 



Cos Lettuce, or Romaine, as it is frequently called on some 

 markets, is not so generally grown as it should be in the 

 United States. 



In the South, Cos Lettuce succeeds best during the early 

 spring months, or late in the fall. 



Eclipse, or Express. Very early. The plants are of stiff, 

 erect, compact growth, and attain a height of about 6 inches. 

 The leaves fold so neatly and tightly as to make tying up un- 

 necessary. The head blanches to an almost pure white, and 

 the leaves are always mild in flavor. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; Oz. 

 15 cts.; J4 lb. 45 cts.; lb. $1.50. 

 Trianon (Paris Self -Folding White). of rather tall 



growth and produces large conical shape heads. The long 

 leaves blanch an almost snowy white, and are usually eaten 

 like celery, hence it is sometimes called Celery Lettuce. Pkt. 

 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; % lb. 45 cts.; lb. $1.50. 



FREE BY MAIL. To our patrons we offer to deliver all Garden 

 and Flower Seed by Parcel Post at Catalogue price, if order is 

 accompanied with cash. Th's does not apply to Peas, Beans, 

 Potatoes, Onion Sets and Corn, which will have to be sent by 

 Express or Freight, charges collect. COMPARE OUR PRICES. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Mushrooms may be grown in cellars, under benches or greenhouses or 

 in sheds, wherever the temperature of 50 degrees can be kept up 

 through the winter. The beds should be made from November to 

 February, according to the time the Mushrooms are wanted, and it 

 requires about two months for them to begin bearing. Secure fresh horse 

 manure, free from straw and litter, and mix an equal bulk of loam from 

 an old pasture with it. Keep this under cover, taking care to turn it 

 every day to prevent heating, until the pile is large enough to make 

 a bed the required size. Three or 4 feet wide, 8 inches deep and 'any 

 length desired are the proper proportions for a bed, but these may be 

 varied. Prepare the mixture of loam and manure, making the bed in 

 layers, and pounding down each with the back of the spade. Leave 

 this to heat through for a few days, and as soon as the heat subsides 

 to 93 degrees make holes in the bed about a foot apart each way, into 

 which put pieces of the spawn 2 or 3 inches in diameter; fill up the 

 holes with the compost, and at the expiration of a week or ten days 

 the spawn will have thoroughly diffused itself through the bed. Spread 

 a layer of fresh soil over the heap to the depth of 2 inches and cover 

 with 3 or 4 inches of hay, straw or litter. Examine the bed often to 

 see that it does not get dry. Take special care, however, when water 

 is given that it be at a temperature of about 100 degrees. 



American Spawn. In bricks. Per brick, 25 cts.; 

 10 bricks $2.25; per 100 bricks $20.00. 



If requested, with each one dollar order for Mush- 

 room bricks, we send free a book on Culture, 

 alone, 10 cts. 



